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NCERT Solutions for Class 4th Maths Chapter 8 Litres and millilitres — Measuring Capacity

Book page 122 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.
Do you remember the 1 litre bottle? How much water does your water bottle hold?
Answer

Yes. A 1 litre bottle holds 1 l, which is the same as 1000 ml.

To find out how much your own bottle holds:

  1. Look for a number printed near the bottom of the bottle, such as ‘1 L’ or ‘750 ml’.
  2. If there is no number, fill a 250 ml glass again and again and pour it into the bottle. Count the glassfuls.
1 glass = 250 ml
2 glasses = 500 ml
3 glasses = 750 ml
4 glasses = 1000 ml = 1 l

Sample answer: My water bottle holds 750 ml. Three glasses of 250 ml filled it right up to the top.

Why it happens: Capacity means how much a container can hold. Pouring with a known measure is the easiest way to find it.
Q2.
Find bottles and containers that can hold the following quantities of water. Write their names in the appropriate columns in the table given below.
Less than 1 litre1 litreMore than 1 litre
   
   
   
Answer

This is the table printed in the book:

Less than 1 litre1 litreMore than 1 litre
   
   
   

Go around your home and school, then fill in the names. A sample:

Less than 1 litre1 litreMore than 1 litre
Tea cup (about 150 ml)School water bottle (1 l)Bucket (about 15 l)
Drinking glass (about 250 ml)Milk packet (1 l)Jug (about 2 l)
Cold drink bottle (600 ml)Oil tin (1 l)Big cooking pot (about 5 l)
Why it happens: Everything is compared with one thing — the 1 litre mark. A container is put in the first column if it holds less than 1000 ml and in the last column if it holds more than 1000 ml.
Tip: Most packets and bottles have their capacity printed on them. Read it before you guess.
Q3.
Take help from your teachers and parents to collect different bottles with different capacities—500 ml, 250 ml, 100 ml, 50 ml, and 10 ml. Try to fill a one litre bottle with the water contained in different smaller bottles.
Answer

Do the activity like this:

  1. Collect clean empty bottles of 500 ml, 250 ml, 100 ml, 50 ml and 10 ml.
  2. Keep a 1 litre bottle ready and empty.
  3. Fill one small bottle to the brim, pour it in, and make a tally mark.
  4. Go on until water reaches the top of the 1 litre bottle.

This is what you will find every time:

Small bottleHow many are neededCheck
500 ml2500 + 500 = 1000 ml
250 ml4250 + 250 + 250 + 250 = 1000 ml
100 ml1010 × 100 = 1000 ml
50 ml2020 × 50 = 1000 ml
10 ml100100 × 10 = 1000 ml
Why it happens: The 1 litre bottle always takes 1000 ml. So the smaller the bottle, the more times you must pour.
Tip: Pour over a tray or outside. Spilled water will make your count wrong.
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